Germany starts strongly in the U21 European Championship: Goals for the title!

Germany starts strongly in the U21 European Championship: Goals for the title!

From Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the UEFA U21 European Championships will start in Slovakia. 16 teams fight for the title by June 28, 2025, with the final in Bratislava. The German U21 national team is in group B, in which the team meets Slovenia, the Czech Republic and defending champion England. The first game against Slovenia takes place on Thursday at 9 p.m. and will be transferred live to Sat.1, followed by the game against the Czech Republic on Sunday and the duel with England on June 18th.

Overall, the games are played in eight cities: Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Dunajská Streda, Kosice, Zilina, Presov and Trencin. The DFB team moved into quarters in Modra, about 35 kilometers northeast of Bratislava. The preliminary round also provides for an early game at 6 p.m. and three later games on the first two match days.

strong squad and favorite role

The German team is one of the co -favorites of the tournament. After the preliminary round at the EM 2023, the team under coach Antonio di Salvo is unbeaten in 15 games. Germany won the European Championship title in 2009, 2017 and 2021 and, with a market value of 215 million euros, ranked the third highest rank of the tournament, behind England (410 million euros) and France (330 million euros). Betting provider Bwin sees Germany and Spain as a favorite with a quota of 5.00, followed by England and France, which are listed with a quota of 6.00.

In the squad of the German team, Captain Eric Martel from 1. FC Köln, while goalkeeper Noah Atubolu will experience his second tournament. Particularly noteworthy is the player Castello Lukeba from RB Leipzig, who competes with the French U21 and also hopes for the title. Interestingly, players who are older than 21 years of age can also participate, as long as they were born on the deadline, January 1, 2002 or later.

broadcasts and viewer interest

The European U21 fans can look forward to exciting encounters. All group games of the German team are transferred live to Sat.1. Selected games on ProSieben Maxx can also be seen, while all games in streaming can be called up via ran.de. The spectator capacities at the venues range from 6,000 to 22,000, which should provide an atmospheric audience moment.

Overall, it can be expected that the U21 European Championship will not only serve sporty, but also as a platform for young talents, some of them are already Bundesliga legionnaires. It will be exciting to see whether the DFB selection can be on the highest podium again after the recent successes. For the tournament and the teams involved, it will be serious from the first match day, and the tension is already growing.

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